While at it, one of the road users told Citi News’ Caleb Kudah that the worsening traffic jam has compelled him and his family to move out of the area.

Though the stretch is a shorter route for many residents of East Legon, Adjiriganor and its environs to Accra and vice versa, the old tunnel, which only allows one stream of oncoming vehicles at a time, has made the rather short route more notorious for heavy traffic jams.

“I am going to Spintex, we have a warehouse there, but I have spent two hours in traffic this morning. We are moving from our house at East Legon Adjiriganor to Spintex just because of the traffic. We want to be closer to our work place. We heard in the news the tunnel will be complete in June and we don’t want to waste that much time” Hafiz lamented.

The contractors of the project are yet to announce when the tunnel will be opened to traffic.

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The three were workers of Atpage Limited and Ottis Equipment, companies that rent out bulldozers.

The suspects have since been handed to the East Legon Police.

The Minister was on a tour of the area ahead of the construction of tunnel to link Spintex to East Legon.

The Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Anthony Karbo said the companies in the area have been given a 2-week ultimatum to relocate.

He added that the ministry is impressed with the rate at which work is progressing on site and he is certain the contractor will complete the project on time.

“The contractor is being on time. I think that we are on course and the initial traffic congestion that we had here which brought about a lot of chaos here is gradually easing up.”

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The ultimatum, which took effect yesterday, applied to all businesses within both ends of the tunnel.

Those who are likely to be affected include flower and pots dealers, petty traders and a private construction company (name withheld).

The expansion work is expected to begin immediately after the one-week ultimatum during which the Ghana Highway Authority, the client of the project, believes the space will be available.

Signs of frustration and depression were seen on the faces of some of the traders when the Daily Graphic team visited the area yesterday.

They were also seen idling, with their hands between their legs, while casting their eyes incessantly to court the attention of potential buyers.

Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the traders said they were unhappy with the authority because it did not give them enough time.

According to them, although they were aware that the land belonged to the government, they were not expecting the ejection to be that quick and urgent.

“As you can see, I am already frustrated because this notice has come at a wrong time. I have just received new goods from my suppliers and now I do not know what to do,” Ms Eunice Dampo, a trader, said.

Ms Dampo, who deals mainly in pots, said the challenge was so unbearable because “I cannot evacuate all my pots from this place before the Saturday, July 15, 2017 deadline.”

“My goods are many and I cannot get all of them out before the time. They have also warned us that, if we do not get them out, they will bring soldiers to come and destroy them,” she added.

Another trader, who refused to mention his name, also expressed concern about the short notice and timing.

“At least they can give us about two months to clear our goods, a week is too short to move out of this place,” he said.

Asked if they were being charged for using the place, he answered in the affirmative, saying they made some monthly payments but declined to name the receiving party.

Background

The Ministry of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, during a recent tour announced that another tunnel would be constructed to ease the vehicular traffic for motorists on that route.

According to him, a reasonable amount of money had been earmarked for the project to be executed in six months.

“Within the next six months, I have directed the team to create a second tunnel so that there will be continuous flow of traffic instead of the current alternating flow that we are experiencing. Once we have the two systems in place, this traffic that occur will be a thing of the past,” the minister said.

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Source: Graphic.com.gh

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